Wisconsin Supreme Court Notice
Final Order 24-03: Rules of Judicial Administration
On June 19, 2024, The Director of State Courts filed this rule petition asking the court to amend, create, and repeal parts of Supreme Court Rule Chapter 70, pertaining to the rules of judicial administration. The requested changes can be grouped into six general categories: 1) membership of the Planning and Policy Advisory Committee (PPAC); 2) translation of court forms; 3) permitting the director to extend the deadline for circuit court judges to submit a matter for decision under SCR 70.36(1)(a); 4) correcting statutory cross-references and updating the descriptions of the duties of chief judges; 5) formatting corrections; and 6) other miscellaneous changes.
Following a public hearing on Dec. 17, 2024, during which Audrey Skwierawski, director of state courts, presented the petition to the court, the court at its open administrative conference voted 7-0 to grant the petition in part, and deny it in part. Specifically, the court agreed to revise the rules as requested in Sections 1-23 and 25 of the petition, but deny the changes requested in Section 24 of the petition.
ORDER ISSUED: Dec. 26, 2024
DISPOSITION: Petition granted in part, denied in part. Effective Jan. 1, 2025.
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